Middletown in Monmouth County, New Jersey — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Middletown Township Locust Historic District

By Bill Coughlin, September 20, 2009

1. Middletown Township Locust Historic District Marker

Inscription. Settled circa 1715 by David Burdge of Hempstead, L.I. Significant as an early farming and fishing village, and center of local oyster trade to New York in the 19th c. Steamboats brought visitors as Locust evolved into an important estate area in the late 19th century.

Location. 40° 23.748′ N, 74° 1.719′ W. Marker is in Middletown, New Jersey, in Monmouth County. Marker is at the intersection of Locust Point Road and Lakeside Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Locust Point Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middletown NJ 07748, United States of America.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 18, 2018. This page originally submitted on September 21, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 926 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on April 27, 2018, by M Sweet of Middletown, New Jersey. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 21, 2009, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.